To create a pro-consumer and pro-business infocomm environment, IDA formulates infocomm-related policies, standards, codes of practice and advisory guidelines aimed at leveling the playing field for infocomm service providers and empowering consumers and businesses with more choices.

IDA plays an active role in developing Singapore’s pool of globally-competitive infocomm talent and an infocomm-savvy workforce. We are also focused on driving consumer education initiatives, ensuring digital inclusion and supporting the effective use of infocomm in community outreach efforts.

Overview

IDA drives the growth, competitiveness and innovation of Singapore’s infocomm industry by nurturing local infocomm enterprises and supporting them in their internationalisation efforts. We also seek to inject greater vibrancy into the infocomm ecosystem by attracting world-class global infocomm MNCs and startups to hub in Singapore.

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Fine Dining Meets Fibre

Fine dining met fibre at Latteria, a mozzarella bar which opened recently at Duxton Hill, and was wired up to the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN).

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Raising The Bar in Surveillance Solutions

Using a traditional CCTV camera, you will be able to capture what a person is doing, for example, if he is eating, reading or talking on the phone. With a DVD-quality video, you can tell if the person is eating a plate of rice or having a bowl of soup. But with high definition (HD) quality at megapixel resolution, you will be able to tell if he is eating Hainanese chicken rice or nasi lemak, said Mr Daniel Tan, Engineering Director of Serron Technology.

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Speed Boost for Rocket Events

Staff at Rocket Events take far fewer coffee breaks now - not that they are complaining. With a 10 Mbps connection provided by the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN), downloading huge files over the Internet now takes a fraction of the time it used to, effectively putting paid to any thoughts of a leisurely cuppa.

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Zebra Technologies Doubles Its Productivity

File transfers that used to take up to an hour can now be completed within minutes. Videoconferencing, which used to be marred by image tiling and lag, can now be conducted in smooth "better than DVD" quality. These are just some of the benefits that Zebra Technologies has experienced since it subscribed to ViewQwest Fibernet, a Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN) service, in 2009.

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SIX Takes SBO Route to Next Gen NBN

SIX Financial Information is leveraging Singapore's Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN) to cut costs, streamline its business processes and tap on new opportunities in the financial services sector.

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These articles were published in the infocomm industry e-newsletter, iN.SG . To subscribe to iN.SG, click here .

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